HC relief for candidate rejected for Delhi Police job over arm tattoo

The Delhi High Court has come to the rescue of a Delhi Police constable candidate who was rejected on account of a faded tattoo on his right arm and ordered the authorities to allow him to join the forceThe high court which noted that the candidate had already undergone surgery for the removal of the tattoo asked him to appear before it and physically saw his right forearmWe have physically seen the right forearm of the respondent candidate and from the naked eye the tattoo is not even visible The same has been shown to the counsel for the petitioners authorities and the officials who are present in court to assist the counselAccording to us there is no clear visible tattoo on the forearm of the respondent However in place of the tattoo there is visible very dim scar Sometimes such types of scars are natural and therefore the candidates cannot be rejected on that ground Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Girish Kathpalia said in a order passed on July 24The high court dismissed a plea by the Staff Selection Commission challenging an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal CAT by which the candidate was granted reliefIt is also not the case of the petitioners that all the vacancies are already filled up since the basic training of the second batch has commenced from July 1 2024 Accordingly the petitioners are directed to allow the respondent to join the second batch for training within a week from the receipt of this order it saidIn September 2023 the candidate came across a notification for direct recruitment to the post of constable in Delhi Police and he applied for itA computerbased examination was conducted by the SSC and a total of 86049 candidates including him qualified for itTheir medical examination was conducted at a BSF Hospital here in which he was declared unfit on account of a faded tattoo on the right forearmThereafter in his review medical examination also he was declared unfit on account of faded but visible tattoo on vertical aspect of right forearm after which he approached the tribunalThe HC said when any candidate who is entering in the selection process of any force including Delhi Police has a tattoo on his or her forearm and if it is objectionable to the authorities an opportunity is granted to him or her to get it removed within a timebound mannerIf the candidate does not get it removed his or her candidature is liable to be rejected it notedIn this case the bench noted that the medical board was held on January 20 and the review medical board was held two days laterEven before this period the candidate was undergoing surgery for tattoo removal and it was because of this reason that the tattoo was found to have faded on his forearm it notedTherefore the candidate had no opportunity to at least appear before the review medical board after getting the procedure complete for tattoo removal done it saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever